Fort Pearsall

Pearsall’s stockade was provisioned as a fort for the Virginia Regiment,[1] a bona fide military force raised by the colony, by George Washington in 1755 and garrisoned in 1756.

At around 1758, there were at least 100 people living in the general area of Pearsall's Flats, though this can't be verified by historical records.

Some confusion ensued for several decades concerning the ownership of land within the town as counterclaims were made by the original settlers and those who purchased lots laid out by Lord Fairfax's surveyors.

According to oral tradition, Pearsall's Fort was garrisoned again in 1774 for Lord Dunmore's War, however, it cannot be documented in the historical records.

Today, a marker stands in Indian Mound Cemetery by the "Yellow Banks" overlooking the South Branch commemorating Fort Pearsall.